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Birmingham, Warwickshire [5]

Plymouth, Devon [4]

Serviceton Victoria [3]

Staffordshire [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Birmingham England [2]

Cheshire England [2]

Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Horsley, Derbyshire [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Ludlow, Shropshire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Matlock, Derbyshire [2]

Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire [2]

Swindon, Wiltshire [2]

Wells, Somerset, England [2]

West Bromwich, Staffordshire [2]

Woolwich, Kent [2]

Altringham, Cheshire [1]

Basford [1]

Baslow, Bakewell, Derbyshire [1]

Baslow, Derbyshire [1]

Beeston, Nottinghamshire [1]

Belgravia, London [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Beswick, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Bexley Heath, Kent [1]

Bradford England [1]

Bridgend, Glamorgan [1]

Bridgend, Glamorganshire [1]

Canning Town, London [1]

Cape Colony [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Cheadle Heath, Cheshire [1]

Cheddar, Somerset [1]

Clay Cross [1]

Clifton, Bristol [1]

Coldwater [1]

Coolgardie Western Australia [1]

Cork [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Darlaston, Staffordshire [1]

Derbyshire [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Eaglehawk Victoria [1]

Eastleigh, Hampshire [1]

Elvetham, Hampshire [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Glamorganshire [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Rank

Private [441]

Gunner [62]

Sapper [41]

Corporal [40]

Serjeant [38]

Driver [33]

Lieutenant [17]

Second Lieutenant [17]

Lance Corporal [15]

Captain [13]

Acting Corporal [11]

Pioneer [9]

Staff Serjeant [9]

Bombardier [6]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Guardsman [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Major [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Reverend [2]

Saddler [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Trooper [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Chaplain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Engine Room Articifer [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Gunnery Sergeant Major [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Regimental Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Sapper /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [75]

Labour Corps [67]

Royal Field Artillery [58]

Army Service Corps [51]

Royal Garrison Artillery [37]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [36]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [35]

Royal Army Medical Corps [27]

South Staffordshire Regiment [20]

West Yorkshire Regiment [19]

Machine Gun Corps [18]

North Staffordshire Regiment [18]

Worcestershire Regiment [15]

York and Lancaster Regiment [15]

Durham Light Infantry [14]

Lancashire Fusiliers [13]

London Regiment [13]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [12]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

Cheshire Regiment [10]

Manchester Regiment [10]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

Leicestershire Regiment [8]

Grenadier Guards [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

West Riding Regiment [7]

Border Regiment [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Essex Regiment [6]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Marine Artillery [6]

East Lancashire Regiment [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Military Foot Police [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [5]

Shropshire Light Infantry [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

Training Reserve Battalion [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Service

British Army [710]

Royal Navy [66]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [62]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [56]

Australian Imperial Force [34]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

S [950]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [939]

Merchant Navy [7]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

New Zealand [1]

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Birmingham, Warwickshire [5] Plymouth, Devon [4] Serviceton Victoria [3] Staffordshire [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Birmingham England [2] Cheshire England [2] Halifax, Yorkshire [2] Horsley, Derbyshire [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Ludlow, Shropshire [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Matlock, Derbyshire [2] Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire [2] Swindon, Wiltshire [2] Wells, Somerset, England [2] West Bromwich, Staffordshire [2] Woolwich, Kent [2] Altringham, Cheshire [1] Basford [1] Baslow, Bakewell, Derbyshire [1] Baslow, Derbyshire [1] Beeston, Nottinghamshire [1] Belgravia, London [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Beswick, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Bexley Heath, Kent [1] Bradford England [1] Bridgend, Glamorgan [1] Bridgend, Glamorganshire [1] Canning Town, London [1] Cape Colony [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Cheadle Heath, Cheshire [1] Cheddar, Somerset [1] Clay Cross [1] Clifton, Bristol [1] Coldwater [1] Coolgardie Western Australia [1] Cork [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Darlaston, Staffordshire [1] Derbyshire [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Eaglehawk Victoria [1] Eastleigh, Hampshire [1] Elvetham, Hampshire [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Glamorganshire [1] Hammersmith, London [1]

Rank

Private [441] Gunner [62] Sapper [41] Corporal [40] Serjeant [38] Driver [33] Lieutenant [17] Second Lieutenant [17] Lance Corporal [15] Captain [13] Acting Corporal [11] Pioneer [9] Staff Serjeant [9] Bombardier [6] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Guardsman [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Major [2] Nursing Sister [2] Petty Officer [2] Reverend [2] Saddler [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Trooper [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Chaplain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Engine Room Articifer [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Gunnery Sergeant Major [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Regimental Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Sapper /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Transport Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [75] Labour Corps [67] Royal Field Artillery [58] Army Service Corps [51] Royal Garrison Artillery [37] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [36] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [35] Royal Army Medical Corps [27] South Staffordshire Regiment [20] West Yorkshire Regiment [19] Machine Gun Corps [18] North Staffordshire Regiment [18] Worcestershire Regiment [15] York and Lancaster Regiment [15] Durham Light Infantry [14] Lancashire Fusiliers [13] London Regiment [13] King's Royal Rifle Corps [12] Royal Fusiliers [11] Cheshire Regiment [10] Manchester Regiment [10] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10] Royal Army Service Corps [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10] Army Ordnance Corps [9] Leicestershire Regiment [8] Grenadier Guards [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] West Riding Regiment [7] Border Regiment [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] Essex Regiment [6] Hampshire Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Marine Artillery [6] East Lancashire Regiment [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Military Foot Police [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Lancaster Regiment [5] Shropshire Light Infantry [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] Training Reserve Battalion [5] Welsh Regiment [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Devonshire Regiment [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Service

British Army [710] Royal Navy [66] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [62] Canadian Expeditionary Force [56] Australian Imperial Force [34] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

S [950] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [939] Merchant Navy [7] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [18] New Zealand [1]

Harry Sheldon

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 3072 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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John W Sheldon

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 306172 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Robert Sheldon

Born 1897

Died 1920

British Army 24258 Corporal South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 24258 Private South Staffordshire Regiment attached Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant South Staffordshire Regiment

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Percy Elenezer Sheldon

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55604

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Ernest Alfred Sheldon

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 142731

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James E Sheldon

Died 1917

British Army 203091 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 235100 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Jesse Sheldon

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 14755 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Joseph A Sheldon

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 16096 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Cyril Sheldon

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44036

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John Sheldon

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262091

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Joseph Sheldon

Died 1915

British Army 10328 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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George Henry Sheldon

Died 1917

British Army G/7128 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/7128 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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John William Sheldon

Australian Imperial Force 17540

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Clarence Sheldon

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 16902 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Harold Sheldon

Died 1916

British Army 11069 Corporal Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 11069 Lance Serjeant Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Charles Sheldon

Died 1917

British Army 110636 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 289877 Private Labour Corps

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James Sheldon

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145183

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Arthur Arnold Sheldon

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 2518 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 54927 Private Welsh Regiment

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James William Sheldon

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133327

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George Sheldon

Died 1915

British Army 1572 Private King Edward's Horse

British Army 1572 Private King Edward's Horse 2nd Battalion

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